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Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys
12:40PM Erica Ho | One of Boing Boing’s readers managed to build his own steam-powered iPod charger. When your iPod goes “up in smoke,” at least it won’t mean an emergency trip to the Genius Bar. More »
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SLAM Helmet Maps Room to Help Rescuers Navigate Through Smoke
7:50AM Sean Fallon | Researchers are using a technique called simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) to develop helmets that rescue workers can use to navigate through heavy smoke. The helmet features an infrared laser scanner and software that bounces signals off walls and uses that data to create a map of the surrounding area. More »
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Halloween Bubble Fogger Delivers Targeted Strikes of Fog-Filled Bubbles to Your Eyes
12:00AM Jack Loftus | Halloween fog machines? Been there, inhaled that. Bubble machines? Still pretty cool, soap in the eye or not. But what if humanity had created a machine that combined the venerable fog machine with bubbles? Interest piqued? Consider it done! More »
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The Smoking Gun BBQs Without Bullets, Sadly
3:30AM Mark Wilson | Anybody else out there a big Top Chef fan? Because The Smoking Gun is a product right out of Richard Blais’ arsenal. Packable with any wood chips you like, the gun lets out a steady stream of smoke that can “marinate” foods in flavour when the grill just won’t do. I’m not sure that I subscribe to the idea that Saran Wrapping some smoke around food for a few minutes while setting the table will rock one’s palate, but you can give it a try yourself for US$50. [Cuisine Technology via ShinyShiny] More »
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Bong Guitar Hits All the High Notes
7:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | The guy in the leopard-skin fez is Mike Edison, a former editor of High Times. The guitar that he’s strumming on not-so-convincingly is the ChroniCaster, a bulletproof plexiglass little number, complete with bong add-on for those whose motto is Fumo, Ergo Sum. I think this is all a ploy to publicise Edison’s new book, entitled I Like Words So Much I’m Going to Give My Autobiography a Mahoosive Title So That Everyone Will Get Tired of Reading It and Just Go Out And Buy It. Hello? Is Anyone There? Please Come Back, I’m Stoned and Paranoid. No, it’s called I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World. Now, someone get him a glass of water. [YouTube via Boing Boing] More »
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Planika Fires Lets You Stoke the Flames Without the Smoke
2:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Nothing screams impeccable taste like having a fireplace in the middle of your coffee table and now, thanks to Planika Fires, you can keep the flames roaring without worrying about smoke or soot. The company makes the magic happen using a proprietary liquid biofuel called Fanola, which burns completely smoke and smell free. More »
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